Terry Blount, ESPN Staff Writer 10y

Chancellor hopes for better results Sunday

Seattle strong safety Kam Chancellor had a game to remember in the 43-8 Super Bowl victory over the Denver Broncos. He enters the rematch with the Broncos on Sunday coming off a game he would like to forget.

Chancellor had a rough day trying to cover San Diego’s future Hall of Fame tight end Antonio Gates, who caught three touchdowns passes in the surprising 30-21 Chargers victory.

Chancellor was involved in the coverage on all three of those touchdowns, but couldn’t stop Gates, who had seven catches for 96 yards overall.

“He definitely capitalized on every opportunity he had,” Chancellor said of Gates. “He showed why he’s an All-Pro tight end. He’s a crafty player.”

Chancellor has made a lot of crafty players look bad over the years. He did it in the Super Bowl, starting with a bone-jarring hit on Broncos receiver Demaryius Thomas early in the game. Chancellor finished that game with nine tackles, two passed defense and an interception.

Now he gets the chance to do it all over again, but he’ll need to turn things around from the results in San Diego when the temperature was 118 degrees down on the field at Qualcomm Stadium.

“I never make excuses, but it was a hot gameĀ and something we do not practice in,” Chancellor said. “It was something we’re not accustomed to, but we have to bounce back and it starts in practice. We have to find the mistakes and correct them. We’re not accustomed to losing. We have to get back to the drawing board.”

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